GIRLS' BASKETBALL: Gettysburg pulls away from Waynesboro 52-34

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Jan 16, 2013 at 8:52 AMJan 16, 2013 at 8:54 AM

It goes in the record book as a loss, but the Waynesboro Maidens played their best basketball game of the season, eventually falling 52-34 to a very good Gettysburg club in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division contest Tuesday night.

WAYNESBORO — It goes in the record book as a loss, but the Waynesboro Maidens played their best basketball game of the season, eventually falling 52-34 to a very good Gettysburg club in a Mid-Penn Colonial Division contest Tuesday night.The game was much closer than the score would indicate as the Maidens (0-13, 0-7 MPC-Colonial) played especially well in the first half, leading 22-19 at halftime.The Maidens, who sizzled from the field in the first half and played the Warriors tough defensively, couldn’t find that magic in the second half.“It was probably our best performance of the year,” Waynesboro coach Doug Stuart offered. “We cut down on our turnovers, we caught the ball successfully and we were able to use our left hand — little fundamental things. “We shot the ball pretty well in the first half. It was a great game on the kids’ part. Hopefully, this will be a little bit of a carryover for the last third of the season.”The Warriors (11-4, 6-2 MPC-Colonial) outpointed Waynesboro 23-4 in the third period to take command and the Maidens, who had taken care of the ball for much of the game, were forced into many turnovers in the final eight minutes.“Gettysburg is a classy program,” Stuart added. “They are a well coached team and they have nice shooters.”With the Warriors struggling offensively inside and outside early, the Maidens erased a 3-0 deficit with a nine-point run that started with a nice move by Dori Kozain (10 points) for an eight-foot jumper. Kozain followed with a 12-footer, Mallory Patterson connected from eight feet and Lauren Wagaman (10 points) followed with her first of two treys.The first of three 3-pointers by Camden Boehner (19 points) and two field goals by Madalyn Weikert (9 points) put the Warriors ahead briefly at 10-9 with 1:48 left in the quarter.Two outside shots by Waynesboro’s Sam Nichols (6 points) forced a 13-13 tie after the first period.With the Warriors committing five turnovers in the second quarter, the Maidens moved ahead as Wagaman hit from 3-point range, Hunter Mowen converted a drive and ensuing free throw and Kozain got all net on a three.Waynesboro fell behind just once in the second period and that came with 2:49 remaining when Shaye Whiteman connected off a rebound.Nichols came up with a steal at the start of the second half, converting a free throw for a four-point 23-19 Waynesboro lead.Gettysburg then ran off 12 unanswered points, all three-point plays in about two and a half minutes for a 31-23 advantage.It began with a three by Boehner, back-to-back three-point plays on inside baskets by Weikert and Caitlin Wood (7 points) and another trey by Boehner.Waynesboro broke the Gettysburg run with a three-point play by Kozain and the Warriors closed out the period with 11 unanswered points.Waynesboro delivered the first four points of the fourth to cut the deficit to a dozen at 42-30 on a drive by Wagaman and and rebound bucket by Nichols.The Maidens had 25 rebounds, with Kozain collaring seven, Mowen six and Nichols five. Kozain was credited with three blocked shots and Wagaman one. Mowen picked up three of the team’s six steals. The Maidens were marked for 15 turnovers.“Dori (Kozain) played inspired tonight,” Stuart noted. “Lauren (Wagaman) and Sam (Nichols) shot the ball very well. Hunter (Mowen) was very aggressive all over the place and Mallory (Patterson) did some nice things.”In the junior varsity game, Gettysburg downed Waynesboro, 52-15.Cheyenne Grim led the Warriors with 11, while Shaye Whiteman and Olivia Faloon added nine each.For Waynesboro, Katie Clawson led with six, all in the third period.Waynesboro returns to action Friday at Big Spring.

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